Memorial Day Weekend Ends

Memorial Day is always such a great holiday, coincided with Major League Baseball. I spent a lot of time this weekend on the couch with the stomach flu, thanks to my two kids who passed it along to me. Other than that, I did get to watch a lot of baseball. Here are some notes on a weekend gone by way too fast.

Mike Trout always seems to assault Yankee Stadium. The guy is truly unbelievable. He went 5 for 5 on Saturday in the Bronx. Every year he just plays three games there – and every year he does something like that – where he’s a one-man wrecking crew. I’m starting to feel like Trout stays put in Anaheim for the long haul, and that would be great.

Walker Buehler is looking other-worldly special through his first seven starts of his career. Whispers of ‘the next Kershaw’ are already happening. I also just traded for Buehler in my dynasty fantasy baseball league. Goodbye to Khris Davis and Fernando Vazquez/Felipe Rivero. Hello to Buehler; who adds to a Verlander/Castillo/Newcomb/Charlie Morton/Manaea staff. I don’t normally build around pitching. For Buehler, I’ll make the exception.

Byron Buxton is still really scuffling. He crashed into a wall on Saturday night, decided to play Sunday; went hitless. He played again today and went 1 for 5. This is just not getting any better.

Aaron Judge hit one 120 MPH over the weekend, and is the fastest player to 70 career home runs in terms of games played. He’s a superstar, obviously.

It’s officially summer, and the heat is touching 90 degrees where I live. It’s hard to believe that summer is here – and what we see in baseball is officially reality.